I am sure him getting to retain these guys for one more year and making another run at NC never crossed his mind....he is just looking out for their best interests. If he needs to cut a few others from the team to make room...no biggie.

.....a minor league farm system for the NFL. Sure, they have great players in the conference, and football overall is good in the SEC, but they do not prepare, nor do they care to prepare their athletes, for any sort of life beyond the sport.

How much do I hate the SEC itself? I would support my son/daughter going to tOSU over any school in the SEC(save for maybe Vanderbilt).

.....along the lines of "caring for the kid's futures" is extremely hypocritical, considering his oversigning of kids. That is what is at issue here, not the actual fact of what he says in the article.

I don't really understand - whether this is on or off topic - what the point of the OT label is. If in reading the Titles it's not clear what the post contains then I get it. If it says that Saban is a tool it seems it's pretty clear what the post is about and each person can determine if that's on or off topic enough.

The use of OT when something is clearly OT adds nothing in my opinion.

If he is truly worried about whether the players are going to be adequately prepared then why wouldn't he say that he will advise those players who need more preparation not to enter the draft. Where the players are projected, (top half 1st round) is mostly about talent in the NFL. I just don't get his team's evaluation process if the major concern here is not attending OTA's and mini camp.